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Airbag device for a front passenger seat

a front passenger seat and airbag technology, applied in the direction of pedestrian/occupant safety arrangement, vehicular safety arrangments, vehicle components, etc., can solve the problem of the possibility of a recessed region collapsing

Active Publication Date: 2018-06-07
TOYODA GOSEI CO LTD
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The present invention provides an airbag device for front passenger seats that prevents contact between the airbag and the rearview mirror during deployment. This helps to avoid damage to the parts and ensures proper functioning of the airbag. The design also reduces the volume of the folded airbag and provides a stable recessed region to support the airbag and protect the passenger during a collision.

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With this configuration, when the airbag as inflated catches a passenger and the passenger pushes the airbag forward forcefully, by way of example, there will be a likelihood that the recessed region collapses and the airbag moves upward and pushes the rearview mirror upward.

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[0048]Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed herein. All modifications within the appended claims and equivalents relative thereto are intended to be encompassed in the scope of the claims.

[0049]FIGS. 1 and 2 depict an airbag device M for a front passenger seat embodying the invention as mounted on a vehicle V. The airbag device M is a top-mount airbag device stored inside a top plane 2 of an instrument panel or dashboard 1 in front of a front passenger seat PS of the vehicle V. Unless otherwise specified, front-rear, up-down and left-right directions in this specification are intended to refer to front-rear, up-down and left-right directions of the vehicle V.

[0050]As shown in FIG. 1, the airbag device M includes an airbag 15, which is folded up, two inflators 8 (8L and 8R) for supplying the airbag 15 with an inflation gas, a case or housing 12 ...

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Abstract

An airbag is disclosed, including a main bag section deployable in front of a passenger seat, a center bag section which is deployable in such a manner as to protrude towards an inboard side in a vehicle width direction out of the main bag section to an area beneath the rearview mirror. The center bag section includes, on the upper portion as deployed, a region that faces the rearview mirror in an up and down direction. The center bag section internally includes a regulating tether that is disposed generally along an up and down direction and connects the region of the upper portion of the center bag section facing the rearview mirror at airbag deployment and a region of a lower portion of the center bag section deployed beneath the region facing the rearview mirror in order to prevent contact between the center bag section and the rearview mirror.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The Present application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2016-238043 of Yamada, filed on Dec. 7, 2016, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to an airbag device for a front passenger seat adapted to be mounted on an instrument panel of a vehicle in front of the front passenger seat. More particularly, the invention relates to an airbag device for a front passenger seat including an airbag which is housed in a housing in a folded-up configuration and deployable rearward for protecting a passenger when fed with an inflation gas.2. Description of Related Art[0003]JP 2016-16716 A discloses a known airbag device for a front passenger seat whose airbag includes a main bag section which is deployable towards a front passenger seat and a center bag section which is deployable on an inboard side in a vehicle widt...

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IPC IPC(8): B60R21/205B60R21/2338B60R21/26
CPCB60R21/205B60R21/2338B60R21/26B60R2021/0004B60R2021/0009B60R2021/0023B60R2021/0048B60R21/203B60R2021/23382B60R21/235B60R2021/23509B60R2021/23542B60R2021/23576B60R21/215B60R21/231
Inventor YAMADA, IKUO
Owner TOYODA GOSEI CO LTD
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